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Learning Quotes by Jacques Barzun
- I can only think that the book is read because it deals with the difficulties of schooling, which do not change. Please note: the difficulties,…
- The sole justification of teaching, of the school itself, is that the student comes out of it able to do something he could not do…
- The truth is, when all is said and done, one does not teach a subject, one teaches a student how to learn it. Teaching may…
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- Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we… — Aristotle
- All men by nature desire knowledge. — Aristotle
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- Sometimes I push too far, and say the worst possible things... But why would I want to be hurt again? trust is… — Unknown Author
- The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...' — Isaac Asimov
- The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any. — Fred Astaire
- Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability. — Marcus Aurelius